An Eighteenth Century Gentlemen and Other Essays
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Originally published in 1930, the main focus of this concise volume is on the figure of Samuel Johnson, particularly in terms of his relationship with the surrounding cultural climate of the eighteenth century. Four essays on Johnson constitute the main part of the text, and this section is bookended by portraits of George Lyttelton and Thomas Macaulay, which serves to contextualise Johnson's position as the pre-eminent figure of the time. This is...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0521155460
ISBN13:9780521155465
Release Date:November 2010
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:142 Pages
Weight:0.35 lbs.
Dimensions:0.3" x 5.0" x 8.0"
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